Andrea of Rosario Cedrón Rodríguez (born 24 December 1993 in Trujillo, Peru) is a Peruvian professional swimmer. She was the only Peruvian swimmer in the Olympic games of London 2012.[1] She also represented her country at the Olympic games of Rio de Janeiro 2016.[2]

Andrea Cedrón
Personal information
Full nameAndrea del Rosario Cedrón Rodríguez
Born (1993-12-24) December 24, 1993 (age 30)
Trujillo, Peru
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Peru
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 200 m free
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 4x100 m free
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata 4x200 m free
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Mar del Plata mix 4x100m free

Biography edit

Andrea is a daughter of Carlos Cedrón Medina and Jessenia Rodríguez Lescano. She has a sister named Gianella. She studied at the Institución Educativa Particular Inmaculada Virgen de La Puerta. She is known as "the Peruvian siren".[3][4]

Cedrón has represented Peru worldwide competing in the Olympic games of London 2012 in the 400 metres free style, coming in the 33rd place.[5][6]

She competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games, in Trujillo, winning a total of six medals, three gold and three bronze.[7]

Andrea holds the national record of 2:03.38 in the 200 metres freestyle, that allowed her classify for the 2015 Pan American Games, where she came in 7th place.[8][9]

She participated in the 200 meter freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, taking the 39th place.

References edit

  1. ^ Peru.com
  2. ^ Diario La Industria Digital Archived 2016-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Andrea Cedron la abanderada peruana
  4. ^ Andrea Cedron la sirena peruana[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "JJ". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. ^ "Andrea Cedrón Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ Bolivarianos 2013 - ficha de atleta[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Andrea Cedrón impone record nacional y clasifica a Toronto
  9. ^ Panamericanos 2015: Andrea Cedrón llego a final B de los 200m. estilo libre